Should paychecks become public record?

[OddBeMe]

I think if we could use maps to look up people’s last year IRS filing: 1) Ambition would be raised, and 2) IRS would become like Facebook profiles and the government wouldn’t be fckin broke.

Yes

No….

Other bullshit

[Likes2drive]

I pay way too much in taxes since I’m single and middle class, I only take home a little more than half my gross after deductions, it’s not fair the rich pay less than me so I wouldn’t want anyone seeing mine because it looks like a lot from the gross amount but so little afterwards

[OddBeMe]

You need a better a tax guy. Or a worst one.

[Likes2drive]

You might be right 😊

[PreferNot2Say]

The rich do not pay less than you.

[Likes2drive]

@PreferNot2Say ask Trump , he knows how to

[Likes2drive]

They get a lot more deductions than I can, they only pay more than me because they make more but percentage wise it’s different though, more of my income goes to taxes than theirs does, I don’t own anything to deduct unfortunately

[PreferNot2Say]

That's cuz they actually have more legal deductions. Trump hasn't broken any tax laws. He just knows how to work within the legal limits of the laws. Trump Trump Trump Trump 😂. Trump isn't the source of your problems, the laws are. So stop trying to make Trump the criminal. He said he wanted to clear up the tax laws so everyday people could actually comprehend the laws, instead of all of the legalese that people can understand, but your demokkkrats threw a fit. Geez I wonder why they did.

[Likes2drive]

@PreferNot2Say I’m not a democrat, I’m a conservative, I was using Trump as a good example of someone who knows how to make the laws work for him, I’m hoping Trump gets elected

[PreferNot2Say]

Ok my bad

[OddBeMe]

Make the laws work for him…. lol in how many courts?

[goaded]

@OddBeMe At least one disagrees. Two, if you count the civil case.

There's literally a deduction for yachts.

"If you own a yacht or superyacht, chartering it will allow you to declare it as a personal business, which is required for Section 179 eligibility."
www.hmy.com/.../

[OddBeMe]

@goaded hey I do a lot of deals aboard my super yacht, the Aqua-holics Unanimous.

[PreferNot2Say]

Abso-FUCKING-lutely not! It's nobodys business how much someone makes. Raise ambition? Ambition isn't always a good thing. Too many people know too much about other people already. Our government wouldn't always be broke? That's a completely ignorant statement. Our government obviously isn't broke if it's sending billions to other countries. Our government already gets plenty of money that they don't legally have the right to take. Income tax was supposed to be a temporary thing for a few years. Our government has a spending problem, not a shortage of money. Let's start with stopping retired members of Congress getting the same paycheck for the rest of their lives. Make them plan for retirement like everybody else has to.

You sound like a COVID vaccinated Biden voter. That's not a compliment.

[boobliker]

in most companies they are, or the top half of staff

[OddBeMe]

Ehh I doubt that. There are watchdogs that can get info on CEO pay, but broad strokes. Would love a day to day readout of his stock portfolio after every mismanagement.

[boobliker]

it's on the net here in the uk for most all ceo

[OddBeMe]

Yeah since stock is the biggest part of most ceo “salaries” that usually is easy to find here too.

[boobliker]

it's the expense account you find hard to get info on over here in uk. mine was 4 x my pay the last time I was working over 10 years ago

[OddBeMe]

Nice. Thats another perk working people don’t understand. We say the rich pay taxes but when their house, food and cars are “owned by the company” and expensed it’s actually the taxpayer paying for loopholes.

And I’m not sure it’s wrong. Business is political.

[strateguy632]

that is not an excuse for ruining privacy. in contrast we DO have anonymous salary polls at websites. but not connect amounts to person.

[OddBeMe]

Perhaps to connect companies? I see so many languishing

[bolverk]

What salary negotiated between a contract employee and the company is confidential information and is usually based on the persons skills and knowledge, making this public knowledge would mean little to others.

[DrPepper12]

NYC you have to list the title and salary range in want ads so it's pretty easy to compare by looking at want ads and a longevity multiplier

[bolverk]

@DrPepper12 If they advertise a vacancy then that's true , but if they 'head hunt' someone then what they offer that person in Salary/Terms & Conditions are held as confidential.

[DrPepper12]

Even headhunters have to disclose range. What anyone is actually hired at is private tho.

[jshm2]

Seems you're new to the internet, and don't know how fraud works...

[OddBeMe]

Not talking acct numbers moron. But thanks for helpful insight

[CaptainSmartass]

Nope. Salary records are private information and are therefore covered by data protection rules. Even publishing pay grades could be problematic.

Simples...

[DrPepper12]

Absolutely not true. Public salaries are well, public! Private salaries are ez to get a range for a specified title at private companies

[DrPepper12]

In NYS every govt employee salary is publicly posted. Do you mean private employer?

[OddBeMe]

Yeah I think a blockchain approach to tax returns perhaps. I mean if you pay for public records, like private investigators, I think you can get a copy of anyone’s. Though as we’ve seen with Trump, it can be fought. Thats when you know they’re hiding something.

[PreferNot2Say]

Or the reason people fight to keep their tax records private is cuz, it's nobody's fucking business. FOIA doesn't apply to private individuals.

Maybe everyone's browsers search history should be public also. That way we can see what kind of depraved fucks we live next too. I'm sure queen @DrPepper12 would love for everyone to see what he's looking up to diddle himself 😂🤣😭

[DrPepper12]

@PreferNot2Say funny you should mention that! I just discovered that you can designate a "digital executor" to handle all your shit after you die and that most internet things have an option for either deletion or an heir after death! Kinda practical and creepy a at once!

[Anonymous]

Stupidest question of the day.
You are my odds on favorite for tomorrow also.


Do not let me down. I know where you live.

[OddBeMe]

Ahh my first threat! Come on by buddy! Got a.45 and a pittie to eat your remains,

[OddBeMe]

I ran your IP. Anytime you wanna meet up. It’ll go through your teeth and out the back of your brain pan.

Maybe I’ll skull fuck your head before dropping you down the hole.

[exitseven]

no, unless you work for the government.

[OddBeMe]

Elected officials? Sure. Public officials working admin? Same as us. The total budget of each department sure.

[exitseven]

Iworked for the state for almost 20 years. My income was public record. Ihad no problem with that since the taxpayers paid my salary.

[OddBeMe]

How’d it feel?

[exitseven]

I was good with it. i still work part time for them.